st peter port

I've been working on a set of illustrations of St Peter Port. Such a pretty town as you approach the island from the sea. More to come...

moo cards

Moo cards - not what you'd call a cheap date but you are smooth and silky and I like you. Alot.

autumn

Windfalls from my apple tree. Well I guess it saves picking them. Crumble, here I come....



Beautiful autumn, you're quite nice even if you are the end of summer.

anyone for g&t?

I want. The ice cube set, that is. Bit early in the day for me - I haven't even done the school run yet. From Juno.

folksy

Hooray! Finally have some bits to sell in my brand, spanking NEW Folksy shop - Little Paper Gallery! So what are you waiting for - get yourselves over there.

Those are my sneakers on the 'Find Goods from New Sellers' page.

wordle

How cool is this? Such fun to do - created via wordle.

storage solutions

Still thinking about my new work space. Nifty storage solutions are a must.
From top to bottom: Baileys, Laurie's studio, Office Hub and Minor Details.

lovely work spaces

Been looking around for some ideas to create a work space in one of our downstairs rooms as sharing with my husband isn't exactly ideal. Picture the scene - wires, paperwork, spare computers, boxes, speakers etc. General man stuff.

This space from houzz is rather lovely but perhaps not very practical.

These two below from homey designing offer a bit more storage. A girl can dream anyway.

coming soon

I am still here but have been busy with designing a new web site and photographing my cards in preparation for my folksy shop.
Have had absolutely no time for anything creative lately which is the down side of getting a creative business up and running I guess.

tigerprint interview

Tigerprint have very kindly added me to their winner's profiles page which includes a mini interview. Being a bit bashful, I used an illustration of myself rather than a photo which has the added benefit of making me look 10yrs younger. Check it out here along with the other designers and illustrators.

printing proofs

How exciting! Just got my proofs back from the printer which are all looking good. Keep checking for details where to buy soon...

west show

Having recently visited the West Show, I thought I would share some exhibits that made me smile. Large vegetables (bit obvious), vegetables fashioned to look like animals but the best category for me: 15 blackberries on a plate. You can see from the picture above though that it's tough judging. What a shame.

(Incase you can't read the note at the bottom of the plate, it says " What a shame you have 16 blackberries. The schedule asks for 15").

puffin take two

Here's a second version of the puffin I did a couple of days ago. Somehow, he felt a bit shouty with his green background. Anyone care to comment on a preference?

yummy, yuck

Well, this is not strictly a yummy, yuck post (see earlier yummy, yuck here). Not only were clogs available for Spring/Summer 2010, you can now wear them all year round with this fur trim version for Autumn/Winter 2010.

How delightful.

Still haven't seen anyone wearing them, but then I do live in Guernsey.

puffin

New illustration in honour of my youngest son's favourite bird - the Puffin. Can be spotted off the coast of Guernsey on neighbouring islands if you're lucky.

happy birthday

A cheeky little card to my brother who is mad about cameras. I'm sure that camera is smiling.

let sleeping cats lie

Well it's all very well, but how's a girl supposed to do any work around here?

Yes, that's my sketchbook.

Oh go on then, you look so comfortable.

limpets

Have been a little quiet lately what with it being the summer holidays and having children to amuse. Can always squeeze in a quick sketch though and during one trip to the beach these limpets caught my eye. Perhaps for a pattern at a later date.

party invitation

Yes, I'm available for personalised invitations too!

phone envy

I want a phone like this as I'm fed up with the batteries going on my digital phone and my voice cutting out if I wander too far away from the base unit. Much cuter but no caller ID. Hmm.